Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-16
FRUIT ON THE FARM.
Timely Advice on Canning, Drying an
Evaporating Orchard Products.

Timely Advice on Canning, Dry ng ana
Evaporating Orchard Products
The business of canning and evap-
Grating fruits and vegetables has been
steadily growing for many years past.
| unth it has now assumed immense pro-
portions. If the work is done proper
| ly, which is not always the case, the
| fruits and vegetables will retain their
| fully-deyeloped richness to an extent
nat early grown fruits and vegetables
do not equal, and for this reason the
evaporated fruit is often used after the
early grown fruit is p aced on the mar
ket. This is very good plan to fol-
low, and is not only cheaper, but is
also more healthy for fhe consumer.
Consumers in general are using
canned and evaporated goods more
and more each year, and rs natural
consequence the evaporating factories
are having quite boom.
The canning process is easily done
at home by the farmers wife, and all
who are conveniently situated should
by all means pnt mp enough fruit to
supply their own family abundantly
during the winter. Good sauce is quite
luxury, and is also quite health-giy-
ing in ITS effect on the human system,
and oftentimes wards off disease by
aiding in digestion, and in this way is
not only valuable for what nourish-
mcnt it contains in itself. but Also acts
as an appetizer. and by its steady use,
the other food is better assimilated.
X Is much better for the farmer TO
put up what canned fruit he needs, and
he will then know just what he has
got and feel better In using y than
when he has to buy 1t from the factory
OF course the farmer should not ex-
pect to compete with the factories, and
try to market his canned goods. I'M
less IL is done on very extensive
scale, but il is only n simple matter TO
put up what is needed of the different
fruits and vegetables for family con-
sumption. Aud when this is done, the
farmer. viii have the advantage of Sc
ieeting the fruit when IL is in its best
condition for canning, which Is not al
ways tho case with factory goods.
Besidesthis. when they are put up at
home The best varieties can be selected,
and absolute cleanliness assured.
| Preserves are desirable TO have as n
change, and ii is best to fix up Ger
tain amount OF this variety of sauce,
but the simple process Of canning Is
much easier aud cheaper, and che fruit
can then be used little ut time. ms il
desired. for table use.
Thore SHOULD DO supply of dried
| frnit also prepared for winter use, as
II Is very easy to accomplish aed quite
desirable to have. MS II change, later in
the season. Etaporated fruit is, how
ever, far superior to dried fruit, and
| ,hould not be classed with it by any
means. Tho process by which it is
obtained Is altogether different, and
| like most other articles of superior
value or quality. it requires moro
trouble and expense 10 secure 1t.
| Daring the first process Of ovapora-
ton intense heat is used, which will
| affect the outer surface OF tho fruit
| only, and will form an impenetrable
coating. thus retaining the perfect
| flavor aud other desirable qualities al
| he fruits. There are great many
| different patterns anu Styles OF eVapo'
rators that do good work. but the pi'in-
| cipal trouble Is that they are quite ex'
| pensive. aud can only DO used to profit
where the business Is done ON n large
scale, and as yet they are not cheal
| enough for family use.
Nearly all kinds Of fruit. and many
vegetables, can be cyaporated to good
advantage, aud the field of operation
i considerably more extensive than
that compassed by tho drying
method All the evaporation process
does is 20 draw out the surplus moist
IRE. and when the fruit is used on til,
table this moisture can be easily re
stored. aud thus the consumer has ,
welcome substitute for the genun,
article when it can not be obtained
aud it often Is very hard to tell th'
dill,scnce between them. -- Western
P'oiOpian.